Pitt And USC Set For Rose Bowl Clash Tomorrow
Pittsburgh and Southern California prepare for the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day in Pasadena. The undefeated Panthers and Trojans, leaders of the East and West, drill for the intersectional classic as 70 000-seat stadium sells out and scalpers mobilize. USC lost two games to Notre Dame.
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Pasadena
Cal
Pittsburgh Panthers
Southern California Trojans
Stanford
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Southern California
Year Ends With Big Sports Outlook for 1930 Debuts
The article surveys a crowded sports horizon for 1930. It highlights East West gridiron battles, Iowa's Western Conference fate, and boxing's heavyweight race led by Jack Sharkey. It also eyes golf, polo, yachting, America’s Cup Lipton challenge, Jones in Britain, and Davis Cup shifts.
Champions Foresee Keen 1930 Sports Rivalry Across Nations
Notables across golf boxing football tennis and track share optimism for 1930. Bobby Jones predicts stronger Walker Cup presence and British rivalries. Connie Mack expects a bigger year for athletics. Gene Tunney says boxing will endure and a heavyweight champion will emerge. Knute Rockne notes a tough schedule but goals to help the team. Pop Warner targets big league earnings and mentoring. Henri Cochet and William Tilden hope for Davis Cup success. Dink Templeton highlights starting blocks advancing track performance.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Lity
San Francisco
Pasadena
University of Pittsburgh
Stanford
Army
Iowa
I Iowa
Jack Sharkey
Gene Tunney
Sharkey
Miami
Tuffy Griffith
Max Schmeling
Thomas Lipton
Lipton
Newport
Britain
Bobby Jones
Jones
Jimmy” Johnston
America
Tommy Hitchcock
Great Britain
Argentina
Pacific
Arlington Park
Chicago
United States
France
England
Connie Mack
Mackmen
New York Yankees
Bob Shawkey
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Ruth
Tilden
Walker
Hornsby
Hagen
Diegel
Old Guard
Red Coagie
Albie Booth
Yale
Little Albie
Kid
Harrison Johnston
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Glenn S
Pop) Warner
St. Mary's
Santa Clara
Henri Cochet
Cairo
William T. Tilden
Paris
R. L. (Dink) Templeton
Seorch
Notre Dame Eyes Bigger Year After Great Season
Notre Dame closes a historic year with a football team rated among the nation’s best and leaders in basketball baseball and track. The Irish trained across Indiana Wisconsin Navy Carnegie Tech and others while Coach Rockne battled a leg infection and Tom Lieb led remaining games.
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South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
Indiana
Wisconsin
Navy
Carnegie Tech
Georgia Tech
Drake
Southern California
Northwestern
Army
Rockne
Viking
Tom Lieb
Rules Left As They Are Die Hard For Coaches
News from New York reports the National Football Coaches Association rejected three proposed rule changes. The vote 4 or 5 to 1 kept the code, including keeping the point after touchdown. Officers named include Alexander Georgia Tech Meehan NYU Spears Minnesota Cowell New Hampshire Zuppke Illinois Warner Stanford Sutherland Pittsburgh to advisory committee.
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New York
National Football Coaches Association
Association
Glenn Thistlemwaite
Univesity
Wisconsin
R. W. P. Brown
Brown
William A. Alexander
Georgia Tech
J. F. Meehan
New York University
Clarence W. Spears
Minnesota
W. N. Cowell
New Hampshire
Robert C., Zuppke
Illinois
Glenn S. Warner
Stanford
J. R. Sutherland
Pittsburgh
Football Rules Committee
Thomason And McEve To Captain Eleven
ATLANTA Dec 31 AP With intensive training complete the southern conference all star squads prepare for New Year s day Shrine charity game in a final practice session Both teams expect to field their strongest elevens Thomson Georgia Tech and McEver Tennessee named as captains for the South and North Blues respectively Coaches Bachman and Neyland praise the squad work and predict a close hard fought game
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Atlanta
Firmam
Thomson
Georgia Tech
Carolina
South
Gene McEver
Tennessee
Northern Blues
Charles Bachman
Florida
Cardinal Outfit
Bob Neyland
Blues
Two Grid Classics On Air Tomorrow
New York reports two football games to air January 1 in Pacific Coast and East West contexts. USC vs Pittsburgh from Pasadena on NBC and East West All Star from Kezar Stadium San Francisco on Columbia network.
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New York
Pacific Coast
University of Southern California
University of Pittsburgh
National Broadcasting Company
Pasadena
Kezar Stadium
San Francisco
Columbia
NBC
Tournament of Roses
WBAF
WKY
WTIC
WJAB
WTAC
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WLIT
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WGY
WGR
WTAM
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WSAL
WIBO
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WTMJ
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WEBC
WRVA
WPTF
WBT
WJAZ
WIOD
WHAS
WSM
WMC
WSB
WAPI
WSMB
KVOO
KTHS
KPAC
WOAI
KDA
KSL
Vanderbilt Rides Unbeaten Tenure Under Dan Mecugin
A unique coaching record marks Dan Mecugin's first decade at Vanderbilt with five straight seasons without a loss. He built an undefeated stretch across ten years guiding the Commodores in football.
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Dan Mecugin
Vanderbilt
Carpet beetles survive two years in corked bottle
In a sealed corked bottle researchers observe carpet beetles living for two years without food, feeding only on their shed skins from successive molts.
Two Language Talking Picture Made in London
London reports the first bilingual talking picture titled Atlantic was produced simultaneously with English and German casts on the same sets. Directed by E A Dupont, a German, the film marks a new cross language cinema effort.
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London
Atlantic
E. A. Dupont
Sharkey balks at Griffiths bout for Miami clash
Preliminary talks to stage Tuffy Griffiths of Sioux City against Jack Sharkey in Miami on Feb 27 meet resistance from Sharkey who says Griffiths is too small and not a drawing card. Madison Square Garden reps Carey Bruen plan Boston meeting with Sharkey and manager Buckley to resolve issues.
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New York
Tuffy Griffiths
Sioux City
Miami
Jack Sharkey
Sharkey
Griffiths
William F. Carey
Frank Bruen
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Johnny Buckley
Boston
Marion Plans City Hall Campaign and Bond Referendum
J. S. Goode of the Marion chamber of commerce announced a spring campaign to fund a $75,900 city hall. The effort will precede a public referendum on issuing bonds to cover the building cost.
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Marion
J. S. Goode
Chamber of Commerce
Three Games At Salvation Army Wednesday Night
Six basketball teams start 1930 on the Salvation Army court with three games. The Junior high six open at 6 o clock, followed by the Salvation Army girls versus Greensboro at 7 30, and Greene's Benzoin meeting the Salvation Army senior boys at 8 30.
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Salvation Army
Greensboro
Greene
Snow's and Harriss-Covington Bowlers Triumph in City Matches
Snow's team defeated Ingram's Market and Harriss-Covington beat Palace Barber Shop at King Pin Bowling Alley. Lyon of Snow's rolled a high single 128 and high total 320, while Frits of Harriss-Covington claimed individual honors in his match.
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Snow Lumber Company
Ingram’s Market
Harriss- Covington
Palace Barber Shop
King Pin
Lyon
Snow’s
Frits
Harriss-Covington
Snow Lumber Co
Brown
Dalton
Herndon
Clappeeee
I Wily
Fritz
Andrews
Dawkins
Petty
New York Boxers Fend Off Rivals In Close Showdowns
In New York bouts Ben Jeby outpointed Joey Lagrey. Steve Gotch stopped Freddy Kelly in Atlanta. In Baltimore Buster Brown stopped Billy Kennedy.
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New York
Ben Jeby
Joey Lagrey
Steve Gotch
Brooklyn
N. Y
Freddy Kelly
Atlanta
Baltimore
Buster Brown
Billy Kennedy
New Orleans
Yale Pioneers 100 Yard Kickoff Return Hero
R W Watson of Yale became the first football player to return a kickoff 100 yards. He achieved the feat against Harvard in 1881, thrilling fans with the record-setting play.
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R. W. Watson
Yale
Harvar
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